Normally I Don't Compromise At All But

I Think Snow Is So Evocative And Has Such A Powerful Atmosphere.

50 Words Of Snow Just Didn't Seem To Have The Complications That Quite A Lot Of Albums Have. It Felt To Me Like It Had This Very Good Flow Of Energy.

Irish Folk Is Probably The Biggest Influence Musically That I've Ever Had. My Mother's Irish. And When I Was Very Young, Both My Brothers Were Very Into Traditional Music, English And Irish. They Were Always Playing Music, So I Was Always Brought Up With It.

We Used To Say "ah Hell, We're Young" But Now We See That Life Is Sad And So Is Love.

I Had Friends But I Was Spending A Great Deal Of My Time Alone And For Me That Was Vital Because There's An Awful Lot You Learn About Yourself When You're Alone.